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plan for achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

(NWRS), consistent with sound 

principles of fish and wildlife 

management, conservation, legal 

mandates, and our policies. In addition 

to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation and photography, 

and environmental education and 

interpretation. We will review and 

update the CCP at least every 15 years 

in accordance with the Administration 

Act. 

Each unit of the NWRS was 

established for specific purposes. We 

use these purposes as the foundation for 

developing and prioritizing the 

management goals and objectives for 

each refuge within the NWRS mission, 

and to determine how the public can 

use each refuge. The planning process is 

a way for us and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives that 

will ensure the best possible approach 

to wildlife, plant, and habitat 

conservation, while providing for 

wildlife-dependent recreation 

opportunities that are compatible with 

each refuge’s establishing purposes and 

the mission of the NWRS. 

Our CCP process provides 

participation opportunities for Tribal, 

State, and local governments; agencies; 

organizations; and the public. At this 

time, we encourage input in the form of 

issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions 

for the future management of Parker 

River and Thacher Island NWRs. 

We will conduct the environmental 

review of this project and develop an 

EA in accordance with the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations 

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other 

appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations; and our policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

laws and regulations. 

Parker River and Thacher Island 

National Wildlife Refuges 

Parker River NWR was established in 

1942 to provide feeding, resting, and 

nesting habitat for migratory birds. The 

refuge occupies 4,653 acres on Plum 

Island, a 9-mile-long barrier island off 

the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, 

and is a vital stopover site along the 

Atlantic Flyway for waterfowl, 

shorebirds, and songbirds. The primary 

purpose of Parker River NWR is to 

preserve and manage habitat for a 

diversity of species, particularly 

migratory birds and wintering American 

black ducks. A focus of management is 

to serve as a land management, research, 

and demonstration area for salt marsh 

systems. Adjacent to the refuge, and at 

the extreme southern tip of Plum Island, 

is the 77-acre Sandy Point State 

Reservation. This park’s only overland 

access is through the refuge. 

Parker River NWR staff also 

administer Thacher Island NWR, an 

unstaffed satellite refuge off the coast of 

Rockport, Massachusetts. Thacher 

Island NWR encompasses the northern 

22 acres of the 50-acre island, and was 

established in 1972 to provide feeding, 

resting, and nesting habitat for 

migratory birds. The refuge is managed 

to protect migratory birds, endangered 

species and other wildlife and their 

habitats. 

Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns, 

and Opportunities 

We have identified preliminary 

issues, concerns, and opportunities that 

we may address in the CCP. We have 

briefly summarized these issues below. 

During public scoping, we may identify 

additional issues. 

Concerns about the management of 

several key habitats on the refuges 

include the protection of the beach/ 

dune for Federally endangered piping 

plovers and roseate terns, and marsh 

habitat for saltmarsh sparrows, bitterns 

and rails, all of which are species of 

conservation concern. Manmade 

impoundments provide freshwater 

wetlands for priority bird species, but 

these modified habitats are threatened 

by sea level rise. The feasibility of their 

long-term maintenance, in comparison 

to restoring native habitats, will be 

evaluated. A recent sea level rise study 

predicts that Plum Island’s natural and 

cultural resources are imminently 

threatened. Management of native 

grasslands and maritime shrub, which 

currently require prescribed fire and 

mechanical treatments for restoration 

and maintenance, will also be 

evaluated. Water quantity and quality 

issues on the refuge and in the 

surrounding watershed are additional 

habitat issues. 

Concerns about the management of 

the barrier island system as a unit 

involves issues of public access, visitor 

use, and vehicle ‘‘carrying capacity’’ in 

relation to the adjacent State 

reservation’s differing management and 

enforcement of recreation. Parking lot 

and seasonal beach closures to protect 

key refuge and adjacent State 

reservation resources result in traffic 

and visitor use challenges. Also 

complicating management is the ability 

of the refuge to provide quality 

compatible use, as general beach use 

often precludes wildlife-dependent 

priority public uses. 

Many partnerships are in place and 

other key opportunities exist with the 

Massachusetts Department of 

Conservation and Recreation, as well as 

with refuge neighbor Massachusetts 

Audubon Society, which provides 

programming and tours on the refuge. 

These relationships, however, also raise 

issues related to refuge visibility and 

visitor and community awareness of 

refuge ownership and management. 

Public Meetings 

We will give the public an 

opportunity to provide input throughout 

the planning process at public meetings 

and other scheduled events. You can 

obtain schedules and meeting 

information from the planning team 

leader or project leader (see ADDRESSES). 

You may also send comments anytime 

during the planning process by mail, email, or fax (see ADDRESSES). There will 

be additional opportunities to provide 

public input once we have prepared a 

draft CCP. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Wendi Weber, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA 01035. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 


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the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, on May 20, 2011. 

DATES: Protests of the survey must be 

filed before May 20, 2011 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Protests of the survey 

should be sent to the Branch of 

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, 

Billings, Montana 59101–4669. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Toth, Cadastral Surveyor, Branch 

of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, 

Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5121 or (406) 896– 

5009. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky 

Mountain Region, Billings, Montana, 

and was necessary to determine 

individual and tribal trust lands. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 27 N., R. 51 E. 

The plat, in one sheet, representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the subdivisional lines, a portion of the 

subdivision of sections 17 and 20, the 

adjusted original meanders of the former 

left bank of the Missouri River, 

downstream through sections 17, 18, 

and 20, and a division of accretion line, 

the subdivision of section 17, and the 

survey of the meanders of the present 

left bank of the Missouri River and 

informative traverse, downstream, 

through sections 17 and 20, the left bank 

and medial line of a relicted channel of 

the Missouri River, in front of section 

17, the informative traverse of a former 

left bank of the Missouri River, certain 

division of accretion and partition lines, 

and an attached island, now designated 

as Tract 46 in Township 27 North, 

Range 51 East, Principal Meridian, 

Montana, was accepted April 8, 2011. 

We will place a copy of the plat, in 

one sheet, and related field notes we 

described in the open files. They will be 

available to the public as a matter of 

information. If the BLM receives a 

protest against this survey, as shown on 

this plat, in one sheet, prior to the date 

of the official filing, we will stay the 

filing pending our consideration of the 

protest. We will not officially file this 

plat, in one sheet, until the day after we 

have accepted or dismissed all protests 

and they have become final, including 

decisions or appeals. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3. 

Dated: April 14, 2011. 

James D. Claflin 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of 

Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCON00000 L10200000 

DF0000.LXSS080C0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Northwest 

Colorado Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Northwest 

Colorado Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Northwest Colorado RAC 

has scheduled its remaining 2011 

meetings for June 9, August 18, and 

December 1. 

ADDRESSES: The June 9 meeting will be 

held in Kremmling, Colorado, at the 

Arlington Inn and Suites, 215 W. 

Central Ave. The August 18 meeting 

will be in Craig, Colorado, at the 

Hampton Inn and Suites, 377 Cedar 

Court. The December 1 meeting will be 

in Gateway, Colorado, at the Gateway 

Canyons Resort, 43200 Colorado 

Highway 141. Each meeting will begin 

at 8 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 

3 p.m., with public comment periods 

regarding matters on the agenda at 10 

a.m. and 2 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, 

Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 

River Frontage Road, Silt, CO. (970) 

876–9008. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Northwest Colorado RAC advises the 

Secretary of the Interior, through the 

Bureau of Land Management, on a 

variety of public land issues in 

Colorado. 

Topics of discussion during 

Northwest Colorado RAC meetings may 

include the BLM National Sage Grouse 

Conservation Strategy, working group 

reports, recreation, fire management, 

land use planning, invasive species 

management, energy and minerals 

management, travel management, 

wilderness, wild horse herd 

management, land exchange proposals, 

cultural resource management, and 

other issues as appropriate. These 

meetings are open to the public. The 

public may present written comments to 

the RACs. Each formal RAC meeting 

will also have time, as identified above, 

allocated for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual oral comments 

may be limited. 

Subcommittees under this RAC meet 

regarding the McInnis Canyon National 

Conservation Area, Resource 

Management Plan revisions for the 

Colorado River Valley, Kremmling, and 

Grand Junction field offices, and the 

White River Field Office Resource 

Management Plan Oil and Gas 

Amendment. Subcommittees report to 

the NW RAC at each council meeting. 

Subcommittee meetings are open to the 

public. More information is available at 

http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/

BLM_Resources/racs/nwrac.html. 

Dated: April 15, 2011. 

Helen M. Hankins, 

State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–0411–7108; 2280– 

665] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

Nominations for the following 

properties being considered for listing 

or related actions in the National 

Register were received by the National 

Park Service before April 1, 2011. 

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 

60, written comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 


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